“Putin is a saint,” says Father Savvas as he walks out of one of Greece’s most important cathedrals on Mitropoleos Street in downtown Athens. “But [Putin] will only help us if God wants it and the EU abandon us.” The monk, wearing sunglasses and a long white beard, is visiting Athens for a few weeks. Father Savvas has travelled down from Mount Athos, a remote peninsula in northern Greece which has been set as the spiritual capital of Orthodox Christianity for more than 1,000 years.
EVENTS

FPA MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF MIGRATION AND ASYLUM
The Minister of Μigration and Asylum Notis Mitarachi meets with the members of the Foreign Press Association for an informal discussion of issues in his purview, on Wednesday, February 23rd.
STORIES

Ukraine war speeds Greece’s transition to EU energy gateway (Al Jazeera)

US sanctions Western Balkan figures, citing ‘threat to regional security’ (Politico)

After Ukraine invasion, Germany saying nyet to Russian energy (New Europe)
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